John Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Schenectady-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Schenectady-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ernest & Anna — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Schenectady-County, New York
Surname	Scott
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Schenectady
1935 Residence (County)	Schenectady
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	330
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Schenectady
Est. Birth Year	~1911

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

3 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Scott	Head	—	29	~1911
John Scott	Son	—	2	~1938
Wandell Scott	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Saratoga, New …

Son, age 9

Saratoga, New York · implied b. ~1911 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Italian
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Saratoga, New …

Son, age 19

Saratoga, New York · implied b. ~1911 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Italy
Mother's Birthplace	Italy
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Schenectady-County, New …

Head, age 29

Schenectady-County, New York · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Schenectady
1935 Residence (County)	Schenectady
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A.
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	330
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links John Scott across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Ernest Scott (~0.92 confidence) and mother Anna Scott (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ernest Scott

b. ~1885

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Anna Scott

b. ~1889

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Scott

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · New York

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Schenectady-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02777-00010)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eleanor Paige	14	Daughter	—	New York
2	Frank Lambert	58	Head	Merchant	Czechoslovakia
3	Mary Lambert	56	Wife	Merchant	Czechoslovakia
4	Frank Jr Lambert	24	Son	Mechanical Engineer	New York
5	Mary Albright	26	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
6	Anthony Prevratil	51	Head	Painter	Bohemia
7	Josephine Prevratil	46	Wife	—	New York
8	Joseph Prevratil	24	Son	Painter	New York
9	Rose Baker	47	Head	—	New York
10	Rose Marie Baker	7	Daughter	—	New York
11	Edward Kelly	70	Head	—	New York
12	Emma Kelly	36	Wife	—	New York
13	John Kelly	12	Son	—	New York
14	Margerie Kelly	9	Daughter	—	New York
15	Neil Kelly	7	Son	—	New York
16	Richard Kelly	5	Son	—	New York
17	Robert Kelly	2	Son	—	New York
18	Charles Nehla	41	Head	Caulker	New York
19	Jennie Nehla	42	Wife	—	New York
20	Clement Dambrosio	59	Head	Merchant	Italy
21	Mary Dambrosio	57	Wife	—	Italy
22	John Dambrosio	18	Son	—	New York
23	Pauline Dambrosio	16	Daughter	—	New York
24	Ida Dambrosio	15	Daughter	—	New York
25	John H Scott THIS PERSON	29	Head	Laborer	New York
26	Wandell Scott	24	Wife	—	New York
27	John F Scott	2	Son	—	New York
28	Joseph Zalewski	47	Head	Cable Wiring	Poland
29	Sarah Zalewski	31	Wife	—	New York
30	Edmund Zalewski	9	Son	—	New York
31	Ronald Zalewski	5	Son	—	New York
32	Peter Stankiewicz	65	Lodger	—	Poland
33	John Gryzolecki	54	Head	Machinist	Poland
34	Sophia Gryzolecki	48	Wife	—	Poland
35	Alfred Gryzolecki	25	Son	Machinist	New York
36	Regina Gryzolecki	22	Daughter	Waitress	New York
37	Edwin Gryzolecki	15	Son	—	New York
38	John Jr. Gryzolecki	10	Son	—	New York
39	Constanty Nacewicz	55	Head	Blacksmith	Poland
40	Michalina Nacewicz	55	Wife	—	Poland

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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